Friday Feature: Why We Love Hockey – SoCal Style

PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 17: U.S. Olympian Cayla Barnes poses for a photo at the USA House at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games on February 17, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for USOC)
PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 17: U.S. Olympian Cayla Barnes poses for a photo at the USA House at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games on February 17, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for USOC)
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LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 25: NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman
LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 25: NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has taken a great deal of flack for expanding the NHL into non-traditional hockey markets. Without teams in LA and Anaheim, some outstanding talent may have never picked up the game.

Here is another one of our rotating Friday features. Pucks of a Feather gives some of our reasons to feel good about the sport we love, hockey. This month we focus on local products that are making an impact in the puck world.